GLOBAL FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-02 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+19.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£23M
+15.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
112
+0.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
-7.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £4,955,192 | £4,275,255 | £3,941,504 | |
| Net profit | £4,333,895 | £4,191,601 | £3,109,245 | |
| Cash | £5,711,365 | £5,091,657 | £6,082,854 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,471,930 | £20,526,909 | £23,541,909 | |
| Net assets | £15,685,245 | £19,876,846 | £22,986,091 | |
| Equity | £15,685,245 | £19,876,846 | £22,986,091 | |
| Average employees | 124 | 111 | 112 | |
| Wages | £6,270,590 | £5,897,248 | £5,911,088 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The Directors have prepared forecasts and reviewed capital requirements for the 12 months from the date of approving these financial statements which indicate the business can continue to trade for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- GLOBAL FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LTD. · parent
- Global Freight Solutions S.A. 1%
Significant events
- “On 20th February 2024, Global Freight Solutions (GFS), was acquired by industry-leading e-commerce fulfilment specialists, ILG (International Logistics Group Ltd), part of the Yusen Logistics/NYK group of companies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLEY, Thomas Hamilton | Director | 2026-02-19 | Feb 1990 | British |
| ENNOR, Daniel Lewis | Director | 2024-04-30 | May 1973 | British |
| FUTONAKA, Minoru | Director | 2024-02-20 | Jan 1967 | Japanese |
| HAGIWARA, Yusuke | Director | 2024-02-20 | Aug 1976 | Japanese |
| HAMMOND, Gary Andrew Rhys | Director | 2024-04-30 | Jul 1978 | British |
| LIU, Peter James Kalung | Director | 2024-04-30 | Mar 1978 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COTTY, Neil David | Secretary | 2007-05-27 | 2024-04-30 |
| DAY, Jane Elizabeth | Secretary | 2001-01-19 | 2007-05-27 |
| CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-01-19 | 2001-01-19 |
| BILLETT, Paul Nigel | Director | 2017-04-12 | 2018-09-25 |
| BOWDEN, Alexander David Stuart | Director | 2024-02-20 | 2025-07-18 |
| BURGESS, Steven John | Director | 2019-01-30 | 2024-04-30 |
| CLARKE, John William | Director | 2022-04-06 | 2024-02-20 |
| COLLOFF, Martin | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2024-02-20 |
| COTTY, Neil David | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| DAY, Martin John | Director | 2001-01-19 | 2013-02-28 |
| DEVERSON, Stephen | Director | 2013-09-16 | 2024-02-20 |
| ENNOR, Daniel Lewis | Director | 2013-04-15 | 2024-02-20 |
| FERGUSON, Stephen Mark | Director | 2013-04-15 | 2016-05-25 |
| FIELD, David | Director | 2018-01-22 | 2019-06-30 |
| HAMMOND, Gary Andrew Rhys | Director | 2022-04-06 | 2024-02-20 |
| HARDING, David Richard Mark | Director | 2021-12-02 | 2024-02-20 |
| JARVIS, Philip | Director | 2001-01-19 | 2001-09-30 |
| LAWRENCE, Derek Peter | Director | 2001-09-30 | 2004-06-30 |
| LIU, Peter James Kalung | Director | 2013-04-15 | 2024-02-20 |
| RIBBANS, Sarah | Director | 2022-04-06 | 2024-02-20 |
| STEPHENSON, Michael Andrew | Director | 2024-02-20 | 2026-02-19 |
| TTOOULIS, Bobbie | Director | 2017-12-18 | 2024-02-20 |
| VEALE, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2023-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Freight Solutions (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-04 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+19.5%
£5,091,657 £6,082,854
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+15.6%
£19,876,846 £22,986,091
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+0.9%
111 112
-
Profit before tax
-7.8%
£4,275,255 £3,941,504
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+0.2%
£5,897,248 £5,911,088
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers